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upstage::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
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the dancers were directed to move upstage.
upstage::verb | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | outshine |
| Derivation | upstager |
When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress.
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she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience.
Examples of upstage
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One is not more important than the other and neither tries to upstage the other.
From the kansas.com
Of course, the big acts don't show up simply to upstage the rest of the lineup.
From the dailyherald.com
Upshaw quietly steers player opinion to Tagliabue and doesn't try to upstage him.
From the usatoday.com
If anyone can upstage Bill Clinton, it is the man who pays the President's way.
From the time.com
Maybe I'm wrong, but is DH trying to upstage the Lebaron follies of last year.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Somebody within our group who wants to upstage me, wants my position,'he said.
From the metro.co.uk
However, Harrington believes he can upstage Clarke and McIlroy in this tournament.
From the guardian.co.uk
No way, Winikka said, did Pippa upstage the newly minted Duchess of Cambridge.
From the abcnews.go.com
Kate and sister Pippa were present, doing their best not to upstage the bride.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
- The rear part of the stage
- Of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"
- Treat snobbishly, put in one's place
- Move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
- Aloof: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
- Steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
- Blocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera. The term derives from the practice of 19th century theatre directors such as Sir W. S. ...
- UpStage is an open source server-side application that has been purpose built for Cyberformance: multiple artists collaborate in real time via the UpStage platform to create and present live theatrical performances, for audiences who can be online (from anywhere in the world) or in a shared ...
- Upstage, also known as The Mask of Comedy, is a 1926 film directed by Monta Bell, starring Norma Shearer and New York musical comedy star Oscar Shaw.
